sterp

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• sterpu

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos). Alternatively, it may be derived from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus or *extirpus. Compare Romanian sterp, Albanian shterp, shterpë, probably from the same source, and Venetian sterpa, Friulian sterpe.

Adjective

sterp m (plural sterchi, feminine equivalent sterpe, feminine plural sterpi)

1. barren, lifeless, desolate
2. sterile, infertile

Romanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus, or directly from Vulgar Latin, from Latin exstirpo (“I root out”).

Compare Aromanian sterpu, Albanian shterp, Sicilian strippa, Venetian sterpo, Friulian sterpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sterp/

Adjective

sterp m or n (feminine singular stearpă, masculine plural sterpi, feminine and neuter plural sterpe)

1. desolate, lifeless, barren
2. sterile, infertile

Declension

Declension of sterp

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sterp		stearpă	sterpi	sterpe
	definite	sterpul		stearpa	sterpii	sterpele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sterp		sterpe	sterpi	sterpe
	definite	sterpului		sterpei	sterpilor	sterpelor

Synonyms

• dezolant, sărac, deșert, steril